ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT ACT
Public Law 103–206
107 Stat. 2419
ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT ACT
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103–206
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Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act
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1993-12-20
ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT ACT
[Title VIII of Public Law 103–206, Approved Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2419]
[Amended through Public Law 106–555, Dec. 21, 2000]
[Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 103–206. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/]
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VIII">TITLE VIII—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES </heading>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s801" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="801">SEC. 801. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s5101">16 U.S.C. 5101 note</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SHORT TITLE. </heading>
<content style="-uslm-dtd:text" class="block">This title may be cited as the “<shortTitle style="-uslm-dtd:quote"><inline style="-uslm-dtd:short-title">Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act</inline></shortTitle>”.</content>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s802" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="802">SEC. 802. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s5101">16 U.S.C. 5101</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s802/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Findings.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Congress finds the following:</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s802/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Coastal fishery resources that migrate, or are widely distributed, across the jurisdictional boundaries of two or more of the Atlantic States and of the Federal Government are of substantial commercial and recreational importance and economic benefit to the Atlantic coastal region and the Nation.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s802/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Increased fishing pressure, environmental pollution, and the loss and alteration of habitat have reduced severely certain Atlantic coastal fishery resources.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s802/a/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Because no single governmental entity has exclusive management authority for Atlantic coastal fishery resources, harvesting of such resources is frequently subject to disparate, inconsistent, and intermittent State and Federal regulation that has been detrimental to the conservation and sustainable use of such resources and to the interests of fishermen and the Nation as a whole.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s802/a/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The responsibility for managing Atlantic coastal fisheries rests with the States, which carry out a cooperative program of fishery oversight and management through the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. It is the responsibility of the Federal Government to support such cooperative interstate management of coastal fishery resources.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s802/a/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The failure by one or more Atlantic States to fully implement a coastal fishery management plan can affect the status of Atlantic coastal fisheries, and can discourage other States from fully implementing coastal fishery management plans.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s802/a/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">It is in the national interest to provide for more effective Atlantic State fishery resource conservation and management.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s802/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Purpose.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The purpose of this title is to support and encourage the development, implementation, and enforcement of effective interstate conservation and management of Atlantic coastal fishery resources.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803" styleType="OLC" role="definitions">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="803">SEC. 803. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s5102">16 U.S.C. 5102</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">DEFINITIONS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In this title, the following definitions apply:</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">coastal fishery management plan</term>” means a plan for managing a coastal fishery resource, or an amendment to such plan, prepared and adopted by the Commission, that—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/1/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">contains information regarding the status of the resource and related fisheries; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/1/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">specifies conservation and management actions to be taken by the States.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">coastal fishery resource</term>” means any fishery, any species of fish, or any stock of fish that moves among, or is broadly distributed across, waters under the jurisdiction of two or more States or waters under the jurisdiction of one or more States and the exclusive economic zone.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Commission</term>” means the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission established under the interstate compact consented to and approved by the Congress in Public Laws 77–539 and 81–721.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">conservation</term>” means the restoring, rebuilding, and maintaining of any coastal fishery resource and the marine environment, in order to assure the availability of coastal fishery resources on a long-term basis.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Councils</term>” means Regional Fishery Management Councils established under section 302 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852).</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">exclusive economic zone</term>” means the exclusive economic zone of the United States established by Proclamation Number 5030, dated March 10, 1983. For the purposes of this title, the inner boundary of that zone is a line coterminous with the seaward boundary of each of the coastal States, and the outer boundary of that zone is a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">fish</term>” means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal life other than marine mammals and birds.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/8" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">fishery</term>” means—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/8/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">one or more stocks of fish that can be treated as a unit for purposes of conservation and management and that are identified on the basis of geographical, scientific, technical, commercial, recreational, or economic characteristics; or</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/8/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any fishing for such stocks.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/9" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">fishing</term>” means—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/9/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/9/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the attempted catching, taking, or harvesting of fish;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/9/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any other activity that can be reasonably expected to result in the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish; or</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/9/D" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="D">(D) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">any operations at sea in support of, or in preparation for, any activity described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).</content>
</subparagraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="paragraph">Such term does not include any scientific research activity or the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish in an aquaculture operation.</continuation>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/10" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="10">(10) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">implement and enforce</term>” means to enact and implement laws or regulations as required to conform with the provisions of a coastal fishery management plan and to assure compliance with such laws or regulations by persons participating in a fishery that is subject to such plan.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/11" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="11">(11) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">person</term>” means any individual (whether or not a citizen or national of the United States), any corporation, partnership, association, or other entity (whether or not organized or existing under the laws of any State), and any Federal, State, local, or foreign government or any entity of any such government.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/12" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="12">(12) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">Secretary</term>” means the Secretary of Commerce.</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s803/13" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="13">(13) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The term “<term style="-uslm-dtd:term">State</term>” means Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, the District of Columbia, or the Potomac River Fisheries Commission.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s804" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="804">SEC. 804. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s5103">16 U.S.C. 5103</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STATE-FEDERAL COOPERATION IN ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s804/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal Support for State Coastal Fisheries Programs.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior shall develop and implement a program to support the interstate fishery management efforts of the Commission. The program shall include activities to support and enhance State cooperation in collection, management, and analysis of fishery data; law enforcement; habitat conservation; fishery research, including biological and socioeconomic research; and fishery management planning.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s804/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Federal Regulation in Exclusive Economic Zone.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s804/b/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In the absence of an approved and implemented fishery management plan under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and after consultation with the appropriate Councils, the Secretary may implement regulations to govern fishing in the exclusive economic zone that are—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s804/b/1/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">compatible with the effective implementation of a coastal fishery management plan; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s804/b/1/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">consistent with the national standards set forth in section 301 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1851).</content>
</subparagraph><continuation style="-uslm-dtd:continuation-text" role="paragraph">The regulations may include measures recommended by the Commission to the Secretary that are necessary to support the provisions of the coastal fishery management plan. Regulations issued by the Secretary to implement an approved fishery management plan prepared by the appropriate Councils or the Secretary under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) shall supersede any conflicting regulations issued by the Secretary under this subsection.</continuation></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s804/b/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provisions of sections 307, 308, 309, 310, and 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861) regarding prohibited acts, civil penalties, criminal offenses, civil forfeitures, and enforcement shall apply with respect to regulations issued under this subsection as if such regulations were issued under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s805" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="805">SEC. 805. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s5104">16 U.S.C. 5104</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF COASTAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s805/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Coastal Fishery Management Plans.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s805/a/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall prepare and adopt coastal fishery management plans to provide for the conservation of coastal fishery resources. In preparing a coastal fishery management plan for a fishery that is located in both State waters and the exclusive economic zone, the Commission shall consult with appropriate Councils to determine areas where such coastal fishery management plan may complement Council fishery management plans. The coastal fishery management plan shall specify the requirements necessary for States to be in compliance with the plan. Upon adoption of a coastal fishery management plan, the Commission shall identify each State that is required to implement and enforce that plan.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s805/a/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall establish standards and procedures to govern the preparation of coastal fishery management plans under this title, including standards and procedures to ensure that—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s805/a/2/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">such plans promote the conservation of fish stocks throughout their ranges and are based on the best scientific information available; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s805/a/2/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the Commission provides adequate opportunity for public participation in the plan preparation process, including at least four public hearings and procedures for the submission of written comments to the Commission.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s805/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">State Implementation and Enforcement.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s805/b/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Each State identified under subsection (a) with respect to a coastal fishery management plan shall implement and enforce the measures of such plan within the timeframe established in the plan.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s805/b/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall establish a schedule of timeframes within which States shall implement and enforce the measures of coastal fishery management plans in existence before such date of enactment. No such timeframe shall exceed 12 months after the date on which the schedule is adopted.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s805/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Commission Monitoring of State Implementation and Enforcement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall, at least annually, review each State's implementation and enforcement of coastal fishery management plans for the purpose of determining whether such State is effectively implementing and enforcing each such plan. Upon completion of such reviews, the Commission shall report the results of the reviews to the Secretaries.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s806" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="806">SEC. 806. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s5105">16 U.S.C. 5105</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STATE NONCOMPLIANCE WITH COASTAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s806/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Noncompliance Determination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Commission shall determine that a State is not in compliance with the provisions of a coastal fishery management plan if it finds that the State has not implemented and enforced such plan within the timeframes established under the plan or under section 805.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s806/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Notification.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon making any determination under subsection (a), the Commission shall within 10 working days notify the Secretaries of such determination. Such notification shall include the reasons for making the determination and an explicit list of actions that the affected State must take to comply with the coastal fishery management plan. The Commission shall provide a copy of the notification to the affected State.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s806/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Withdrawal of Noncompliance Determination.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">After making a determination under subsection (a), the Commission shall continue to monitor State implementation and enforcement. Upon finding that a State has complied with the actions required under subsection (b), the Commission shall immediately withdraw its determination of noncompliance. The Commission shall promptly notify the Secretaries of such withdrawal.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="807">SEC. 807. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s5106">16 U.S.C. 5106</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SECRETARIAL ACTION. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretarial Review of Commission Determination of Noncompliance.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Within 30 days after receiving a notification from the Commission under section 806(b) and after review of the Commission's determination of noncompliance, the Secretary shall make a finding on—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">whether the State in question has failed to carry out its responsibility under section 805; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">if so, whether the measures that the State has failed to implement and enforce are necessary for the conservation of the fishery in question.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Consideration of Comments.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">In making a finding under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level">
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/b/A" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A)<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="IDF0A8F2BF6BDF49C4A251CF88F2E62D49" class="footnoteRef">1</ref> </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">give careful consideration to the comments of the State that the Commission has determined under section 806(a) is not in compliance with a coastal fishery management plan, and provide such State, upon request, with the opportunity to meet with and present its comments directly to the Secretary; and</content><footnote id="IDF0A8F2BF6BDF49C4A251CF88F2E62D49" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">1</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">Designation so in law. Paragraphs (A) and (B) probably should be paragraphs (1) and (2).</p></footnote>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/b/B" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B)<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="IDF0A8F2BF6BDF49C4A251CF88F2E62D49" class="footnoteRef">1</ref> </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">solicit and consider the comments of the Commission and the appropriate Councils.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Moratorium.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/c/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Upon making a finding under subsection (a) that a State has failed to carry out its responsibility under section 805 and that the measures it failed to implement and enforce are necessary for conservation, the Secretary shall declare a moratorium on fishing in the fishery in question within the waters of the noncomplying State. The Secretary shall specify the moratorium's effective date, which shall be any date within 6 months after declaration of the moratorium.</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/c/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If after a moratorium is declared under paragraph (1) the Secretary is notified by the Commission that the Commission is withdrawing under section 806(c) the determination of noncompliance, the Secretary shall immediately determine whether the State is in compliance with the applicable plan. If so, the moratorium shall be terminated.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/d" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="d">(d) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Implementing Regulations.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary may issue regulations necessary to implement this section. Such regulations—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/d/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">may provide for the possession and use of fish which have been produced in an aquaculture operation, subject to applicable State regulations; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/d/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">shall allow for retention of fish that are subject to a moratorium declared under this section and unavoidably taken as incidental catch in fisheries directed toward menhaden if—</chapeau>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/d/2/A" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="A">(A) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">discarding the retained fish is impracticable;</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/d/2/B" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="B">(B) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the retained fish do not constitute a significant portion of the catch of the vessel; and</content>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph style="-uslm-dtd:subparagraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/d/2/C" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="C">(C) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">retention of the fish will not, in the judgment of the Secretary, adversely affect the conservation of the species of fish retained.</content>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/e" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="e">(e) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Prohibited Acts During Moratorium.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">During the time in which a moratorium under this section is in effect, it is unlawful for any person to—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/e/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">violate the terms of the moratorium or of any implementing regulation issued under subsection (d);</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/e/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">engage in fishing for any species of fish to which the moratorium applies within the waters of the State subject to the moratorium;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/e/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">land, attempt to land, or possess fish that are caught, taken, or harvested in violation of the moratorium or of any implementing regulation issued under subsection (d);</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/e/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">fail to return to the water immediately, with a minimum of injury, any fish to which the moratorium applies that are taken incidental to fishing for species other than those to which the moratorium applies, except as provided by regulations issued under subsection (d);</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/e/5" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="5">(5) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">refuse to permit any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this title to board a fishing vessel subject to such person's control for purposes of conducting any search or inspection in connection with the enforcement of this title;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/e/6" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="6">(6) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any such authorized officer in the conduct of any search or inspection under this title;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/e/7" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="7">(7) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">resist a lawful arrest for any act prohibited by this section;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/e/8" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="8">(8) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, purchase, import, or have custody, control, or possession of, any fish taken or retained in violation of this title; or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/e/9" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="9">(9) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the apprehension or arrest of another person, knowing that such other person has committed any act prohibited by this section.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/f" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="f">(f) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Civil and Criminal Penalties.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/f/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any person who commits any act that is unlawful under subsection (e) shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty as provided by section 308 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1858).</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/f/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any person who commits an act prohibited by paragraph (5), (6), (7), or (9) of subsection (e) is guilty of an offense punishable as provided by section 309 (a)(1) and (b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1859 (a)(1) and (b)).</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/g" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="g">(g) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Civil Forfeitures.—</heading><paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/g/1" styleType="OLC" class="inline"><num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any vessel (including its gear, equipment, appurtenances, stores, and cargo) used, and any fish (or the fair market value thereof) taken or retained, in any manner, in connection with, or as the result of, the commission of any act that is unlawful under subsection (e), shall be subject to forfeiture to the United States as provided in section 310 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1860).</content></paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/g/2" styleType="OLC" class="leftIndentDecrease1">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Any fish seized pursuant to this title may be disposed of pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction or, if perishable, in a manner prescribed in regulation.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s807/h" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="h">(h) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Enforcement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">A person authorized by the Secretary or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may take any action to enforce a moratorium declared under subsection (c) of this section that an officer authorized by the Secretary under section 311(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861(b)) may take to enforce that Act. The Secretary may, by agreement, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, utilize the personnel, services, equipment (including aircraft and vessels), and facilities of any other Federal department or agency and of any agency of a State in carrying out that enforcement.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s808" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="808">SEC. 808. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t16/s5107">16 U.S.C. 5107</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" styleType="OLC" role="undesignated-level"><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior may provide financial assistance to the Commission and to the States to carry out their respective responsibilities under this title, including—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s808/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">the preparation, implementation, and enforcement of coastal fishery management plans; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s808/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">State activities that are specifically required within such plans.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s809" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="809">SEC. 809. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">STATE PERMITS VALID IN CERTAIN WATERS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s809/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Permits.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any provision of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (16 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), or any requirement of a fishery management plan or coastal fishery management plan to the contrary, a person holding a valid license issued by the State of Maine which lawfully permits that person to engage in commercial fishing for American lobster may, with the approval of the State of Maine, engage in commercial fishing for American lobster in the following areas designated as Federal waters, if such fishing is conducted in such waters in accordance with all other applicable Federal and State regulations:</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s809/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">west of Monhegan Island in the area located north of the line 43° 42' 08" N, 69° 34' 18" W and 43° 42' 15" N, 69° 19' 18" W;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s809/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">east of Monhegan Island in the area located west of the line 43° 44' 00" N, 69° 15' 05" W and 43° 48' 10" N, 69° 08' 01" W;</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s809/a/3" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="3">(3) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">south of Vinalhaven in the area located west of the line 43° 52' 21" N, 68° 39' 54" W and 43° 48' 10" N, 69° 08' 01" W; and</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s809/a/4" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="4">(4) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">south of Bois Bubert Island in the area located north of the line 44° 19' 15" N, 67° 49' 30" W and 44° 23' 45" N, 67° 40' 33" W.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s809/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Enforcement.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The exemption from Federal fishery permitting requirements granted by subsection (a) may be revoked or suspended by the Secretary in accordance with section 308(g) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1858(g)) for violations of such Act or this Act.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s810" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="810">SEC. 810. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">TRANSITION TO MANAGEMENT OF AMERICAN LOBSTER FISHERY BY COMMISSION. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s810/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Temporary Limits.—</heading><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), if no regulations have been issued under section 804(b) of this Act by December 31, 1997, to implement a coastal fishery management plan for American lobster, then the Secretary shall issue interim regulations before March 1, 1998, that will prohibit any vessel that takes lobsters in the exclusive economic zone by a method other than pots or traps from landing lobsters (or any parts thereof) at any location within the United States in excess of—</chapeau>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s810/a/1" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="1">(1) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">100 lobsters (or parts thereof) for each fishing trip of 24 hours or less duration (up to a maximum of 500 lobsters, or parts thereof, during any 5-day period); or</content>
</paragraph>
<paragraph style="-uslm-dtd:paragraph" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s810/a/2" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="2">(2) </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">500 lobsters (or parts thereof) for a fishing trip of 5 days or longer.</content>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s810/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Secretary to Monitor Landings.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Before January 1, 1998, the Secretary shall monitor, on a timely basis, landings of American lobster, and, if the Secretary determines that catches from vessels that take lobsters in the exclusive economic zone by a method other than pots or traps have increased significantly, then the Secretary may, consistent with the national standards in section 301 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801), and after opportunity for public comment and consultation with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, implement regulations under section 804(b) of this Act that are necessary for the conservation of American lobster.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s810/c" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="c">(c) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Regulations to Remain in Effect Until Plan Implemented.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Regulations issued under subsection (a) or (b) shall remain in effect until the Secretary implements regulations under section 804(b) of this Act to implement a coastal fishery management plan for American lobster.</content>
</subsection>
</section>
<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s811" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="811">SEC. 811. </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. </heading>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s811/a" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="a">(a) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">In General.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">To carry out this title, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.</content>
</subsection>
<subsection style="-uslm-dtd:subsection" identifier="/us/sComp/103/206/tVIII/s811/b" styleType="OLC">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="b">(b) </num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">Cooperative Statistics Program.—</heading><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Amounts authorized under subsection (a) may be used by the Secretary to support the Commission's cooperative statistics program.</content>
</subsection>
</section>